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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Harrisburg High School 
City: Harrisburg 
City Population: 10,000 
County: Saline 
Enrollment: 635 
Nickname: Bulldogs 
Colors: Purple/White 
Conference: Southern Illinois River to River (Ohio) 
Superintendent: John Gardner 
Principal: Jim Collins 
Athletic Director: Jay Thompson 
Head Coach: Al Way 
Assistant Coaches: Greg Langley, Kyle McGowan, Greg Davis, Greg Segraves, Jay Thompson 
Captains: Matt Hancock, Clint Simpson, Jonathon Steinsultz, Jonathan Brown 
Last Year's Advancement: Did not qualify for playoffs 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  3  Patton Seagraves         DB/QB  5-11 150   17  Jr.
  7  Scott Way                DB/K   5-10 155   17  Jr.
  9  Ron Seets                FB/DE  5-9  181   16  Jr.
 12  Shane Gidcumb            DB     5-8  150   17  Jr.
 14  Drew Logan               QB     6-1  176   17  Sr.
 20  Chad Sanders             FB/LB  5-11 185   18  Sr.
 22  Deke Rivers              RB/LB  5-8  165   17  Jr.
 23  Josh Hodge               RB/LB  5-9  165   17  Jr.
 25  Gabe Portee              RB     5-8  185   17  Sr.
 28  Jariah Moss              RB     5-10 173   16  Jr.
 32  Adam Tomkow              FB     6-0  225   17  Sr.
 34  Blake Boma               NG     5-9  147   17  Jr.
 35  Brad Russell             DE     5-11 168   17  Sr.
 38  Rhett Lane               DB     5-6  150   16  Sr.
 41  Clint Simpson            DB     6-0  175   17  Sr.
 44  Jason Douglas            DB     5-11 143   16  Jr.
 45  Benji Lehman             LB     6-1  179   16  Jr.
 50  Matt Hancock             C/LB   6-0  210   17  Sr.
 55  David Vandenboom         OL     5-11 180   16  Jr.
 57  Jim Hilliard             G/LB   6-0  186   15  So.
 60  Drew Morris              G      5-10 230   17  Sr.
 61  Will Bratton             G/LB   5-10 166   17  Jr.
 62  Jonathan Brown           OL/DL  5-11 225   18  Sr.
 63  Jason Robinson           T/DE   6-9  248   17  Sr.
 64  Jonathon Steinsultz      G      5-10 235   17  Sr.
 65  Ben Newton               G      6-2  225   17  Jr.
 66  Carel Short              NG     6-2  255   16  So.
 67  Josh Cummins             G      5-11 195   17  Jr.
 68  Daniel Davis             G      5-9  160   16  Jr.
 70  Bobby Beal               T      6-0  240   16  Jr.
 72  Tim Borders              G      6-0  196   17  Sr.
 73  Matt Wright              DT     5-11 235   17  Sr.
 74  Jason DeNeal             T/LB   6-1  235   16  Jr.
 75  Justin Agin              DT     5-11 230   17  Jr.
 76  Mike Gibbs               DT     5-11 192   17  Jr.
 77  Cameron Rumsey           T      5-10 227   17  Sr.
 78  Bruce White              DE     5-10 166   18  Jr.
 79  Doug Nugent              T      5-9  260   17  Sr.
 80  Stephen Stiles           E/DE   6-3  177   16  Jr.
 81  Nick Kuppart             E      6-4  172   16  Jr.
 82  Stanley DeArmon          E      6-1  210   18  Sr.
 83  Junior Barker            E      6-2  180   18  Sr.
 84  Joel Harris              E      6-1  160   16  Jr.
 85  Brandon Beal             E      6-0  190   16  Jr.
 86  Brandon McIntosh         DE     6-3  219   16  Jr.
 88  Nathan Lawrence          DE     6-3  200   17  Sr.
OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   80   Stephen Stiles       6-3   177  16  Jr.
LT   79   Doug Nugent          5-9   260  17  Sr.
LG   62   Jonathan Brown       5-11  225  18  Sr.
C    50   Matt Hancock         6-0   210  17  Sr.
RG   64   Jonathon Steinsultz  5-10  235  17  Sr.
RT   77   Cameron Rumsey       5-10  227  17  Sr.
RE   82   Stanley DeArmon      6-1   210  18  Sr.
QB   14   Drew Logan           6-1   176  17  Sr.
HB   23   Josh Hodge           5-9   165  17  Jr.
HB   28   Jariah Moss          5-10  173  16  Jr.
FB   32   Adam Tomkow          6-0   225  17  Sr.
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   86   Brandon McIntosh     6-3   219  16  Jr.
LT   73   Matt Wright          5-11  235  17  Sr.
RT   64   Jonathon Steinsultz  5-10  235  17  Sr.
RE   88   Nathan Lawrence      6-3   200  17  Sr.
NG   66   Carel Short          6-2   255  16  So.
LB   62   Jonathan Brown       5-11  225  18  Sr.
LB   74   Jason DeNeal         6-1   235  16  Jr.
LB   50   Matt Hancock         6-0   210  17  Sr.
DB   7    Scott Way            5-10  155  17  Jr.
DB   22   Deke Rivers          5-8   165  17  Jr.
S    41   Clint Simpson        6-0   175  17  Sr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs
82  Stanley DeArmon
22  Deke Rivers
Kickoff Returns
28  Jariah Moss
3   Patton Segraves
Punts
32  Adam Tomkow
7   Scott Way
Punt Returns
22  Deke Rivers
23  Josh Hodge
3   Patton Segraves
Placekicks
7   Scott Way
82  Stanley DeArmon
Placekick Holds
3   Patton Segraves
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For     Against
Points                  455     144
First Downs             217     112
First Downs Rushing     195     75
First Downs Passing     22      37
Rushes Attempted        590     409
Yards Rushing           4,058   1,837
Yards Passing           760     1,031
Total Yards             4,818   2,868
Passes Attempted        84      150
Passes Completed        42      68
Passes Had Intercepted  6       11
Fumbles                 16      22
Fumbles Lost            7       12
Interceptions           11      6
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st     2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     96      143      108    108        455
Against                 31      43       13     57         144
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD      PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Adam Tomkow             28      0        2      0          172
Josh Hodge              9       0        0      0          54
Scott Way               0       40       0      0          40
Chad Sanders            5       0        0      0          30
Rushing                 Att.    Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Josh Hodge              99      1,001    9      10.1       90
Jariah Moss             110     882      4      8.0        71
Adam Tomkow             177     865      28     4.9        46
Gabe Portee             63      448      4      7.1        45
Passing                 Att.    Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Drew Logan              83      41       6      739        7
Receiving               No.     Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Stephen Stiles          14      267      3      19         45
Patton Segraves         12      245      3      20         64
Stanley DeArmon         6       121      1      20         33
Punting                 No.     Avg.     Long
Adam Tomkow             20      32.3     61
                        PAT     PAT      FG     FG
Placekicking            Att.    Made     Att.   Made       Long
Scott Way               46      40       5      0          0
Tackles                 Solo    Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.
Jonathan Brown          65      31       7      41
Clint Simpson           67      20       0      0
Matt Hancock            60      20       3      14
Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.
8/29    Mt. Carmel                       W   41   28
9/5     DuQuoin                          W   36   21
9/12    Morganfield (Union County), KY   W   15    8
9/19    Herrin                           W   46    6
9/26    West Frankfort (Frankfort)       W   33    6
10/3    Benton                           L   13   29
10/10   Murphysboro                      W   28    0
10/17   Metropolis (Massac County)       W   34   13
10/24   Eldorado                         W   52    6
IHSA Playoffs
*11/1   Piasa (Southwestern)             W   35    7
*11/8   Quincy (Notre Dame)              W   43    6
*11/15  Nashville                        W   45    0
*11/22  DuQuoin                          W   34   14
*11/28  Maple Park (Kaneland)                       
Year   W-L       
1975   6-3       
1976   6-4       
1981   7-3       
1982   8-3       
1983   10-2      
1984   6-3       
1985   7-4       
1986   8-2       
1987   9-2       
1988   10-2      
1989   9-3       
1990   8-3       
1991   11-2      
1992   3-6       
1993   9-3       
1994   8-2       
1995   3-6       
1996   5-4       
1997   12-1      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Eldorado                        1975-76   2       12-7      
At Harrisburg                      1981-97   17      133-51    
Total                                        19      145-58    
 
For Harrisburg's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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